Mobile terminal

Abstract

According to one embodiment, provided is a mobile terminal for driving a large screen in sections, wherein the mobile terminal may comprise: a display panel including an active area from which an image is output; a first active area on one side of the active area divided into two sides; a second active area on the other side of the active area divided into two sides; a first driver provided in the display panel to control an image output from the first active area provided on the one side; and a second driver provided in the display panel to control an image output from the second active area provided on the other side.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A mobile terminal comprising:
 a display panel including an active area for outputting an image, wherein the active area is divided into a first active area and a second active area arranged in a first direction; 
 a first driver disposed at a first edge of the display panel so as to control an image output from the first active area; and 
 a second driver disposed at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the display panel to control an image output from the second active area, 
 wherein the first driver is disposed in the first edge of the display panel, wherein the first driver includes a first gate driver, wherein the first gate driver includes two gate drivers divided and disposed at a third edge and a fourth edge adjacent to the first edge of the display panel, wherein the two gate drivers of the first gate driver are configured to apply a driving signal to pixels included in the first active area along the third edge and the fourth edge, 
 wherein the second driver is disposed in the second edge of the display panel, wherein the second driver includes a second gate driver, wherein the second gate driver includes two gate drivers divided and disposed at the third edge and the fourth edge adjacent to the second edge of the display panel, wherein the two gate drivers of the second gate driver are configured to apply a driving signal to pixels included in the second active area along the third edge and the fourth edge. 
 
     
     
       2. The mobile terminal of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the two gate drivers of the first gate driver respectively apply the driving signal to two divided areas of the first active area, 
 wherein the two gate drivers of the second gate driver respectively apply the driving signal to two divided areas of the second active area. 
 
     
     
       3. The mobile terminal of  claim 1 , wherein the display panel is a flexible display panel. 
     
     
       4. The mobile terminal of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a roller member for winding or bending the display panel to change an area of the active area exposed on a front face of the mobile terminal. 
 
     
     
       5. The mobile terminal of  claim 4 , wherein the first driver and the second driver are optionally driven the active area corresponding to the area of the active area exposed on the front face of the mobile terminal. 
     
     
       6. The mobile terminal of  claim 5 , wherein the first driver is driven when at least a portion of the first active area is exposed on the front face of the mobile terminal,
 wherein the second driver is driven when at least a portion of the second active area is exposed on the front face of the mobile terminal. 
 
     
     
       7. The mobile terminal of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a first frame; and 
 a second frame coupled to the first frame to be movable toward the first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction, 
 wherein the display panel is constructed to surround the second frame, so that the area of the active area exposed on the front face of the mobile terminal is the minimum in a first state and the area of the active area exposed on the front face of the mobile terminal is the maximum in a second state. 
 
     
     
       8. The mobile terminal of  claim 7 , wherein the active area exposed on the front face in the first state corresponds to the first active area, and only the first driver is driven in the first state to output the image in the first active area. 
     
     
       9. The mobile terminal of  claim 8 , wherein the second driver is driven to output the image in the second active area when a state of the display panel is switched from the first state to the second state. 
     
     
       10. The mobile terminal of  claim 8 , wherein the second driver is driven when a state of the display panel starts to switch from the first state to the second state to output the image in the second active area. 
     
     
       11. The mobile terminal of  claim 8 , wherein the first active area includes an active area exposed on a side face of the mobile terminal in the first state. 
     
     
       12. The mobile terminal of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a sensing unit for sensing whether the front face or a rear face of the mobile terminal faces a user, 
 wherein, in the display panel, only the first driver is driven to output the image in the first active area when the front face of the mobile terminal faces the user in the first state, 
 wherein, in the display panel, only the second driver is driven to output the image in the second active area when the rear face of the mobile terminal faces the user in the first state. 
 
     
     
       13. The mobile terminal of  claim 12 , wherein the sensing unit includes at least one of a motion sensor for sensing rolling of the mobile terminal or an optical sensor for recognizing a face or a gaze of the user.